2012
Caregiving spouses’ attachment orientations and the physical and psychological health of individuals with Alzheimer's disease
Monin JK, Schulz R, Kershaw TS. Caregiving spouses’ attachment orientations and the physical and psychological health of individuals with Alzheimer's disease. Aging & Mental Health 2012, 17: 508-516. PMID: 23215899, PMCID: PMC3596494, DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2012.747080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychological health symptomsAttachment orientationsHealth symptomsAnxious attachmentSpousal caregiversSelf-report measuresPhysical health symptomsAttachment securityAvoidant attachmentAttachment theoryPsychological healthMore physical symptomsPartner reportsCaregiving spousesPsychological symptomsFeeling of securityChronic illnessPhysical symptomsAlzheimer's diseaseCaregiversUseful frameworkIndividualsPersonsEmotionsAttachment
2011
Attachment orientation and reactions to anxiety expression in close relationships
MONIN J, FEENEY B, SCHULZ R. Attachment orientation and reactions to anxiety expression in close relationships. Personal Relationships 2011, 19: 535-550. DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2011.01376.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnxiety expressionAttachment orientationsAvoidant attachmentEffective caregivingAnxious attachmentEmotional processesPartner's anxietyPersonal distressCaregiving behaviorMore angerNegative interpretationsEmotional reactionsHigher perceptionLower perceptionsPerceptionAnxietyCaregivingAngerAttachmentDistressStressorsClose relationshipOrientationAssociationFindings